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The UN Gaza Report: Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
One of the basic tenets of the law of armed conflict (LOAC) is the equal application of the laws: as Professor Adam Roberts -
Understanding the U.S. Military’s Morale “Crisis”
Editor’s Note: The U.S. Army and the military as a whole seem to have fallen on hard times: polls, studies, and tragedies like suicides and drug abuse all suggest an institution in crisis. Raphael Cohen ... -
DOD Interpretation of The Laws of War Allow Botnet Creation?
I was struck by Charlie Dunlap’s take on the DOD Law of War manual regarding cyber operations, especially on how cyberattacks are carried out. -
New article from Shaykh Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi: "Why Did I Not Name Them Kharijites Even Until Now?"
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Letter from the Taliban To Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi From the Head of the Shura Council
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The DoD Law of War Manual, Broken Down By Chapter
The people have spoken, and Lawfare has listened. As a service to readers, we today have created, under the "Special Features" menu, a standalone page containing the recently released, long anticipate... -
Jihadology Podcast: Syria Status Update with Charles Lister
Charles Lister comes on the show to discuss a wide range of topics related to the current situation in Syria: -
Statement from the Taliban: “Full Text Delivered By the Head of the Political Office at the Oslo Conference (Forum)”
Click here for the original post. -- نحمده ونصلي علی رسوله الکریم اما بعد اعوذ بالله من الشیطان الرجیم بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم -
What to Make of the UN's Special Commission Report on Gaza?
The UN Human Rights Council’s Independent Commission of Inquiry report on the 2014 Gaza war, released Monday, is a bad piece of work—bad in almost entirely predictable and boring ways, but no less bad fo... -
Release from The Islamic State's Wilayat Sinai: “Military Operations for the Month of May-June 2015"
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Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry Report on Gaza Released
Here it is. Here's the press release that accompanies it: GENEVA (22 June 2015): The United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict has gathered substantial information poin... -
Iran’s Parliament has Just Voted to Ban Inspectors from Military Sites. American Negotiators Better Develop Some Spine.
On Sunday, an overwhelming majority of the Iranian parliament, the Majlis, voted to ban access by IAEA inspectors to all military sites, documents and scientists. As one might imagine, that sort of acces...
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